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>> good evening. a day in court this afternoon for family and friends of two women killed during a jewelry store rampage this month. the 23-year-old barry white bleed pleeded not guilty to murdering the two over a price dispute at san francisco jewelry mart. white faces 16 charges in all, including attempted murder and assaulting a police officer. family of the victims packed td hearing and they were understandably upset. his sister walked out of the hearing in tear autos a broke man, premeditated murder. he can say he's innocent but justice will be served. i know he's going to be found guilty. >> his defense attorney blamed killings on a mental breakdown. the family of the victims asked to see video but we're told it's just too graphic. the victims shot and stabbed to death. >> you may have seen that troubling video showing a
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woman being kicked in the head after robbers took her purse on the streets of san francisco. it's awful to watch. abc 7 news joins with us that story that is where this happened. >> first, police wanted to capture this guy. that is a video you said made people so angry, those who knew the suspect. police tell us they provided the leads that resulted in areceipt. abc 7 news learned he was out on grand theft charges when arrested. take a look at the security camera video. the brutal attack, violent kick that left a female victim unconscious. this after a group of four, five robbers took her purse, then knocked her to the ground. police say this is a 23-year-old man who cold
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bloodedly delivered the kid. >> it happened on pride weekend. june 30th just and people were leaving bars and parties. the 28-year-old walking on market when she was robbed. hear salient dz not know that the attack was captured on camera. police say they were able to identify the are. a 22-year-old and the most violent was still missing. police released a video. those who knew the suspect and leads began to come in. >> any time you can see a robbery like that, it's really, it's disturbing when you see an assault that have nature on a victim. >> the leads paid off.
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he was arrested in oakland, charged with robbery, assaults and battery, will be arraigned next month. >> thank you. some scary moments in sab fran. a driver hurt an explosion that police now believe was an m 80. the lud explosion happened orn tahama streets police sealed off the area and found no cargo exploded. investigators believe someone toss that had firecracker beneath the van. the driver resumed making deliveries once bomb squad determined there was no danger. >> crews scrambled at san jose international airport for what turned out to be a false alarm. a southwest jet with 148 passengers and crew coming in with a possible blown tire there. was concern because sky 7 hd was shortly after flight 10:30
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landed. emergency crews were not needed and landing turned out routine, southwest says the pilot never had to warn passengers. we're learning more about the crash of asiana flilt 2146789 abc 7 news learned three of the four people are asiana flight attendants two. women ejected during the crash. san francisco general treating two women, both remain in critical condition and will likely be there for several more weeks. another flight attendant at stanford from thailand and are told she's in good condition. >> we're taking a look at a frab brix plant this, is a look inside xkt engineering in vallejo. it's making the kpoent that's
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will compensate for bolts. caltrans preparing a temporary fix that may allow the new span to open earlier. and ear just four days from a possible strike. deadline midnight sunday. encouraging news is that both sides are meeting and debating right now. we have the latest on the contract talks. >> hi. let me just clarify we're meeting here that is because both sides agreed this is a good space to meet. skpf we have yet to get an update from them. yun union described their meetings. >> we're trying to get it done.
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that is up to management. >> this morning they didn't sit at the bargaining table until 5:00 a.m. >> we've been running numbers and made sure we made adjustments to the proposals so that everyone sees that increase. >> the two unions are holding out for a belter offer. >> we did and have. and you know, it's -- it's a fact that bart needs to answer them. >> unions say bart has millions in the operating budget. >> so that doesn't mean we have a surplus we have a deficit to buy new train cars replace the train control system and repair equipment. and build a new maintenance complex for the silicon valley. >> with this deadline, they're
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worried a deal may not be reached. >> we have to wake up earlier. and i do have to be two, three hours ahead. >> i would love if bart is still running monday. it makes getting to work easier. >> if there is a strike, there will be people taking alternative means of transportation. that is because people are back to work. i'm live in oakland abc 7 news. >> thank you. if there is another bart strike we put together a full range of resources for you. you can find as far as swells on amount in a tiffs. you can down load our traffic app to help you negotiate the freeways. it's all in one spot. >> goodwill is close to
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getting all clear for a bed bug scare. bug experts started inspecting today and early word sen couraging. abc 7 news slif from burlingame tonight with the latest. wayne? >> this donation center behind me is closed. it has been closed most of the day. they sent employees home early. boy 11:00 they had a bed bug sniffing dog on the zone. today at least, the burlingame bed bug scare ended with a handshake, smiles, a pat on the back then depar tu of unnamed bed bug sniffing dog. >> i think they're a little overly cautious. it's a good thing. i think people appreciate that. >> the scare began friday night and intake center for 33
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donation sites. and inspections prompted good will to throw out donations to fill a truck. >> i think hoping everyone would just buy it. >> bed bug infestations have become a national problem. dale ingal is surprised we don't hear more about them. >> we find evidence in hotels, and movie theaters. everywhere. cruise ships, we do, i did a library in one city. >> parasites can be small as head of a pin or large as a lady bug. they cause skin rashz or allergies and reproduce. >> they're going to be where they can get a blood meal. that is what they're after. that can likely going to be bedding, things associated with bed, head boards.
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and cabinet autos all run the risk of donations coming with the territory, an old nemesis in this new century. a spokesman told me he's positive no bed bugs reached customers. saying they have not identified any in any facility saying this has been a precaution and in that light tomorrow the dog will return to sniff around, again. >> wayne, thank you. >> coming up a shocking report on banks that may be black lifting. >> are you tired of hidden fees with your cell phone bill? >> how local gay leaders lead their support to a blood drive hope tg change who is eligible to give. >> i'm abc 7 news jand patel. we're ending july on a cooler
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than normal note. but how is the first day of august shaping up?
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police say social media helped them catch a suspected thief this, guy. reporting he turned himself in after police posted messages asking for help finding him. this 22-year-old accused of stealing credit cards from a woman and cell phones from two other people. >> well, "new york times" reporting more than a million people have been black listed for having bank accounts. >> did this happen to you? >> yes this was amaidsing. apparently all it takes is a
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bounced check or small overdraft fee. "new york times" is reporting today banks like bank of america, citi bank and wells fargo are using data bases of past transgressions in banking products by potential customers. the banks defend the practice saying it helps them weed out risky customers and combat fraud. those vulnerable are low income americans living paycheck to paycheck. advocates say this force pemz to turn to costly check cashing services and pay day lenders for financial needs. silicon valley congress woman is fed up in cha what she considers hidden fees in many cell phone contracts. for seven largest providers. and is asking the fcc to issue a report and be impact on consumers. bottom line, they she says is
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that fees are not listed in the price of monthly service. how would you like to pay more than $2 a gallon to fuel your automobile? is possible because ford announced it will sell a liquefied version of the popular f 150 pickup truck. it will cost about $10,000 more than current models. ford says you'll make that up in two to three years in lower fuel costs because natural gas currently goes for $2.11 per gallon. other versions will be announced in the coming months. >> that is way cool. >> thank you. >> sure. >> we have a update on a story about unmanned submarine being tested in lake tahoe. this subwas going to explore lake tahoe at a thousand feet but had problems with its hydraulic lines.
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it dmot finish the dive. would it involve getting images of the west earthquake faults. a 30 foot tsunami every 4,000 years and it's been 4,000 years since the last quake there. >> you went to report on that. >> yes. >> very cool. let's talk berth forecast. nice here. >> and jand patel sont roof now. dan is back with us. >> and so great to have dan back with us. it's been socked in too sm time. now we're seeing a lot more blue skies up here on the roof of the kgotv broadcast center. it's breezy side and live doppler 7 showing you absence of solid marl compared to days
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past. all right i do want to show you what it looked like this morning. nice sunny afternoon, sunny skies than what we've seen and temperatures have been within a few degrees of yesterday's highs. check out wind gusts now. sfo out of the west to 30 miles per hour. it's breezy. 28, 24 mountain view. from our camera, you can see beautiful sunny skies. looking towards financial district. 61 now in san francisco. you can see a beautiful view there. hazy. temperatures so far, into low 60s along the coast. jant rosa, 77 at this hour.
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napa, 7. it's pleasant in fairfield and livermore upper 70s to low 80s. sunny skies here is the forecast. spotty drizzle possible and we're looking at below normal highs tomorrow, as a matter of fact smrks areas may dip heading into to. -- tomorrow, here is the reason. a cool pocket of air. low getting closer to the coast may squeeze out drizzle in the morning and we'll go with slightly cooler weather. so, give yourself plenty of time heading out of the door tomorrow, if you have plan was your kids or you are working it's going to be foggy and possibly drizzly. temperatures into 50s and
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checking out highs for your thursday 78 gill roi. 79 loss gat yo.s 72 degrees in santa clara. 71 in palo alto. mountain view, 72. 66 in millbrae. north bay, 77, 73 san rafael. breezy, 68 oakland. 72 fremont. 78 in livermore, you should be up in the low 90s. a look at the accu-weather forecast, warmer weather for friday. and for weekend, slight dip. tonl recover upper 80s inland. low 60s coast side. so we're going to stay out of the 90s, not a big deal.
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people are enjoying this cooler than average weather that we're having. live from roof of the kgotv broadcast center i'm sandhya patel. back to you in the studio. >> thank you. >> thank you, thank you. >> you're too kind its good to be back. may be a good time to insfleft a $2 power ball ticket. estimated lump sum is $136 million. still a good return for $2 no. one won last week's so it rolled over to tonight. >> and while you're thinking about that, watch abc live stream now available in the bay area. >> that is right. abc 7 is the first local station and network to bring you a live stream of your favorite shows you never have to miss a minute of the news and shows you love.
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yes. it's a special benefit at no additional cost. >> go to abc 7 news to find out how to access. >> just enter your your account information to log in. it works well. >> just ahead bay area tech knee autos games on the go. soaring popularity of games you can play and why this doesn't appear to be a passing fad but here to stay that.
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the mayor of campbell hosted a blood drive but was rejected. he is using the rejection to overturn a federal regulation that bars gay men from giving
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blood. the story about the blood drive in camp bool he is the public works director in campbell. his boss showed up to lend support. also signing up to give blood going to lengthy screening that protects the blood supply but got rejected. red cross uses term defered. >> some of the questions including that if you've had sexual contact with another male i was defered. >> u.s. fda had rule that's bar men who have had sex with men from donating blood because of the aids epidemic. >> it's ironic i can host a blood drive but cannot donate blood myself. let's trem dem straight there are members of the community who want to contribute to save lives of other autos he admits he donated in college but nod knot answering truthfully. fda says there is no penalty for doing that. noun no one at california
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public of department health was able to tell fuss the state has a penalty for lying. the chances of contracting hiv-aids from donated blood is one in two millionful we asked residents what they thought. everyone indicate they had had no problem with gaze donating blood. >> i don't think it should be an issue you think risk is fairly low? of getting infected? if have you a transfusion? >> yes. >> the questions were asked privately in a booth. >> if you're comfortable with who you are, you understand that they're being asked for a very important reason. all more reason to answer honestly. >> it's a process that began last year. canada, two months ago listed it's ban allowing gay men who have not had sex with another
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man in five years to donate blood. >> david, thank you. two bay area leaders of technology were at the white house being honored as champions of change. kimberly bryant is in the red dress bryant says the country is overflowing with tech resource autos makes no sense we're in a place such as the bay area where there is all of this resources in the back grouchbltd we have a look outside there are students of color is over 67%. >> adding tech companies like google have resources to lay cable in neighborhood that's don't have it cheering on home team autos yes. little leaguers on wait to
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in the abc 7 newsroom at 6:00 the serious accusations being leveled against walnut creek city council members into the investigation of a former city employee accused of inappropriate sexual contact with teen girls. and taking a look at a company that takes your luggage door to door without breaking the bank. how one researcher is looking fwoorning signs of climate change looking at small creatures on the by area shore line. now back to dan and cheryl. >> thank you. >> let's talk baseball. what about a peninsula team? >> belmont all stars took off this morning. friends, zpaem a police escort greeted the team. the 12-year-old talk like old pro autos just good defense. and good hitting
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>> i think we have a good schans of winning. >> the first game is very fri against champs from arizona. >> we're kbolg to be cheering them on. >> absolutely. >> petaluma did it. right? >> world news with diane sawyer is next. >> and from all of us here, we appreciate your time as always. >> you can contact with us on abc 7 news.com.
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tonight all-star scandal. major league baseball sends word it's about to suspend some of the its biggest stars. will the biggest name of all, alex rodriguez get hit with a lifetime ban. secrets revealed. tonight the new revelations about the sensitive spy program. how much can the government learn about you from your phone calls and e-mails. hidden america, the death of "glee's" cory monteith uncovering shocking news about a killer drug soaring in popularity. consumer alert, the vanishing grave yard of cars, casualties of hurricane sandy now out for sale everywhere. how can you spot one before you buy it.

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